Average Salaries Fell By Over 2% In Qatar
Currently, the average monthly expatriate salary in the country stands at $12,086, down from $12,361 last year.
The annual survey, compiled using data from a select group of recruiters, also shows a marginal decline in pay packets across the Gulf Cooperation Council region in the last year.
The average salary for Arab, Asian and Western expats in this year’s survey is $11,123/month, down 0.8 per cent from last year when salaries rose 7.88% to $11,211.
As with the other Gulf states, the survey found big differences in the wages of Arab, Asian and Western expats in Qatar.
For instance Western banking branch managers in the country make almost 79% more than their Asian peers and 16% more than their Arab counterparts.
The survey also found that Asian media publishing editors, at $5,605/month earned 19% more than their Arab peers ($4,700). Western media publishing editors earned the highest monthly salary at $7,402.
Looking at our highest paying salary position in the country; the CEO of a multinational, we found that Arabs were paid $43,017/month on average, 5.7% more than Westerners at $40,702 and 39.5% more than Asians at $30,819.
Top 10 Salaries in Qatar
(All the amounts are monthly average salaries taken from Asian, Western and Arab expat salaries)
1. CEO/managing director – multinational: $38,179
2. CEO/managing director – local company: $24,222
3. Banking – treasury manager: $14,445
4. Information technology – manager: $13,882
5. Construction – project manager: $13,077
6. Real estate – manager: $12,092
6. Human resources – manager: $11,605
7. Legal – lawyer marketer/manager: $11,087
8. Banking – retail/personal banking manager: $10,710
9. Healthcare – general practitioner/manager: $10,702
10. Banking – branch manager: $10,615
Looking ahead, recruitment consultancy Nadia’s director Ian Giulianotti estimates that average salaries across the GCC will increase by 6% this year.
However, recruitment firm Charterhouse’s managing director for Middle East and Europe, Jennifer Campori anticipates a flat year ahead.
“I believe there will not be any substantial increases in salaries in Y 2016. The market will remain reasonably flat,” she said.
By Aarti Nagraj
Paul Ebeling, Editor
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